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Haenyeo (Korean: 해녀; lit. sea women) are female divers in the South Korean province of Jeju, whose livelihood consists of harvesting a variety of mollusks, seaweed, and other sea life from the ocean.
- 해녀
- Haenyŏ
- 海女
- Haenyeo
Mar 29, 2015 · For hundreds of years, women in the South Korean island province of Jeju have made their living harvesting seafood by hand from the ocean floor. Known as haenyeo, or sea women, they use no...
- Andrea Denhoed
Haenyeo. Jeju. History. But first, here are three of Lisa’s favorite pieces… The sea women of Jeju. For centuries, female divers on a South Korean island have made their living by harvesting seaweed. The women, some in their eighties, talk about a tradition that could soon be consigned to the past READ MORE. Elderly Haenyeo Divers.
Jan 30, 2015 · Off the southern coast of South Korea, the island of Jeju is home to women divers called haenyeo or "sea women." For centuries, haenyeo have swum out into the chilly waters of the Korea...
Peter Ash Lee. CNN — After spending several days with the Haenyeo, a group of women on South Korea’s Jeju Island renowned for harvesting seafood from the ocean floor without scuba gear,...
Sep 4, 2015 · These are the haenyeo (sea women) of South Korea’s Jeju island, who have dived in search of seaweed and shellfish since at least the 17th century. Their work is one of the country’s most...
